Bruce Nichols

Bruce Nichols (born December 31, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.^[1]

Bruce Nichols

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1955-12-31) December 31, 1955 (age 69)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	3–19
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 275 (December 26, 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1981)
US Open	2R (1978)
Doubles
Career record	33–43
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 193 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1981)
Wimbledon	2R (1981)
US Open	3R (1981)

Career

Nichols, of UCLA, partnered with John Austin to win the NCAA Division One doubles championship in 1978.^[2] He competed in the main singles draw of the US Open three times, for one win, over Tom Gorman in 1978.^[3] In the doubles, Nichols (with David Graham) made the third round of the US Open in 1981 and narrowly missed out on a spot in the quarter-finals, losing to John Newcombe and Fred Stolle in five sets.^[3] It was in doubles that he had most of his success on tour, winning the Lagos Open in 1980 and finishing runner-up at both South Orange and Bogota the previous year.^[3]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1979	South Orange, United States	Clay	Fritz Buehning	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	1–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	1979	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Charles Owens	Emilio Montaño Jairo Velasco	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	1980	Lagos, Nigeria	Clay	Tony Graham	Kjell Johansson Leo Palin	6–3, 0–6, 6–3

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1979	Huntington Beach, United States	Hard	Billy Martin	Peter Rennert Robert Van't Hof	3–6, 7–6, 6–3
2.	1981	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Tim Garcia	Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone	6–4, 6–4